California sushi chefs plead guilty to serving whale meat

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February 11, 2014 8:57:22 AM PST

Two sushi chefs pleaded guilty in federal court to charges arising from a sting in 2010 at a California restaurant where whale meat was being served.

The Los Angeles Times reports Chef Kiyoshiro Yamamoto and head sushi chef Susumu Ueda at the Hump restaurant at Santa Monica Municipal Airport pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of conspiracy and the sale of marine mammals in violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.